Facilities Services: Shades of Green

Ask us what we are up to with:

Sustainable Design / Green Building
New Student Apartments
Geothermal Heating and Cooling
New Music Building
Carpet Recycling
Carpet Tile Standardization Program & Low VOC Glue

Water Saving Projects
Low flow shower heads
Bearing Pump Cooler saves 7 Million Gal of H²O / Year
Water cooled equipment
ooooooooooo - Dining Hall Saves 1 Million Gal/Year
Low Volume Toilets
Future Initiatives
Considering Eco-Cube Urinal Options

Electrical Projects
Campus Wide Lighting retrofit
Variable frequency drives
Building system and utility monitoring
Energy Efficient Transformers / Motor Replacements
Occupancy Sensors
Future Initiatives
LED Lighting

HVAC Projects
Seasonal Temperature Monitoring & Standard Ranges
Boiler Optimization - High turndown for summer demand
Dining Hall Boilers - Loop Temp 290º down to 210º - 250º
Swimming Pool - Heat Sink - Cooling During Summer

Recycling
"Recycle-Mania" Recycling Program
Paper
Cardboard
Bottles and Cans
Computer Equipment
Used Equipment Sales & Donations
Mattresses - NYRA
Recycling - including Computers and Broadloom Carpet Waste
Segregated Waste - Monitors, Batteries, Ballasts, Lamps
Reclaimed Paving Asphalt for Road Base & Shoulders

Landscaping
IPM - Integrated Pest Management
Pond Water Treatment / Plant Control
ooo- Sterile Grass-eating Carp
Native Species Program
Forestry Management
Turf Field - No Pesticides, No Fertilizer, No Water

Transportation
Public Bus Transportation
Future Initiatives
Hybrid / Alternative-Fuel Fleet Vehicles

other:
Transplanting Large Trees
20-year Storm water Management Plan
Bike Racks - Increased Quantity and Locations